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2023 Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Iowa

7 Colleges
$98,140 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Master's Degree School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Iowa with 2,966 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's nursing students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Iowa to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Iowa.

Our analysis found Graceland University - Lamoni to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Iowa. Located in the rural area of Lamoni, Graceland Lamoni is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 176 students majoring in nursing at Graceland Lamoni, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#2

Allen College

Waterloo, IA

Out of the 7 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Allen College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Waterloo, Allen College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 65 students majoring in nursing at Allen College, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#3

Morningside College

Sioux City, IA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Morningside College is a great place for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Morningside is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Sioux City.

Women make up 85% of the nursing majors at the school.

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#4

Briar Cliff University

Sioux City, IA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Briar Cliff University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Iowa. Located in the small city of Sioux City, Briar Cliff is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 27 students majoring in nursing at Briar Cliff, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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#5

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Mercy University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Mount Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cedar Rapids.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Out of the 7 schools in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 5 spot on the list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Of the 5 students majoring in nursing at Iowa, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#7

Saint Ambrose University

Davenport, IA

Saint Ambrose University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. St. Ambrose University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Davenport.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 14,890
South Dakota 1,022
North Dakota 976
Nebraska 1,908
Kansas 2,633
Missouri 6,840

Nursing Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Majors Similar to Nursing

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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